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RE: The Internet's greatest social experiment yet? Reddit Place
Wow, what a cool experiment! It makes you think about all the potential projects that could benefit from these massive collaborations.
I heard a podcast not too long ago talking about how certain scientific/medical problems were posted online and allowed people from all walks of life to contribute, they were able to accomplish a lot. (Damn, sorry i can't think of WHAT the study was about at the moment).
I found time...lol
https://steemit.com/life/@digicrypt/crowd-sourcing-inspiration-scientists-create-video-game-to-map-the-brain
Nice, I believe this is it. It's just exciting to see this sort of thing come together in the physical world.
Absolutely!
I don't know if it is the same study, but I watched something about researchers creating a game that anyone could play that mapped neurons. The were able to cut down research time from a year or two to two weeks...incredible. I might do a post about it when I have the time to do a write up.